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Church worries about effects of coming split

Staff Reporter
Published Tuesday, January 25, 2005



Following the recent announcement that the Church of Christ in Yale will become non-denominational next fall, members of the United Church of Christ have expressed disappointment and concern about the impending separation.

The CCY -- begun in 1757, and a member of the United Church of Christ since 1961 -- is the oldest college church in America and currently has 100 members. Rev. Sam Slie DIV '52 '63, the associate pastor since 1996, said the CCY -- which holds its services in Battell Chapel -- has always had a tight connection with the city which will be challenged by the...

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